Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 30, 2016
Submitted
November 2, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N915DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53420
Aircraft time
58,890 hours, 45,850 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING THE BOARDING PROCESS, A PASSENGER REPORTED A SMOKE SMELL IN THE AFT CABIN. THE AFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR SOUNDED INTERMITTENTLY. THE PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED. THE NO GO ODI ATA 2172 SMOKE FUME TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURE WAS ACCOMPLISHED. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT PER WORK CARD 2120-2367 PNEUMATIC DISTRIBUTION CABIN/SMOKE/ODOR WORK CARD. THE ATTENDANT CALL LIGHT IN THE AFT LEFT LAVATORY WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE WITH A BROKEN WIRE THAT WAS ARCING AT THE TERMINAL. THE WIRE WAS REPAIRED PER WSPM CHAPTER 20. THE CALL LIGHT CHECKS OK. WORK CARD 2120-2367 WAS COMPLETED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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